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Michael Pento

Michael Pento spent the early years of his career on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Two decades later, he has become one of the most controversial analysts critiquing federal monetary policies and other macroeconomic issues. He is a highly sought-after specialist in the Austrian School of economics.

Pento is a financial columnist for Forbes and a blogger for the Huffington Post.  His market analysis and commentary can be found regularly in the Wall Street Journal, as well as on Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, FOX Business News, Bloomberg, and other national media outlets. Prior to joining Agora Financial, he was a member of an investment advisory firm where he developed ETF and UIT products. Pento graduated from Rowan University in 1991.

  1. Michael Pento's Survive and Thrive

    Brother, Can You Spare a Quintillion Pengős? • January 25, 2012

    A detailed look at history’s worst bout of hyperinflation delivers some frightening parallels to the Federal Reserve’s policies today. Here’s what went wrong, how it could happen again, and what you can do to protect yourself.…Read more…

  2. Michael Pento's Survive and Thrive

    Three Vital Predictions for 2012 — And How You Can Profit From Them • December 22, 2011

    In this months issue Michael Pento recommends readers buy shares of oil producer Penn West and fertilizer producer FMC. Also he suggests readers should short Aluminum Corp. of China and Whirlpool.…Read more…

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    No One Immune to Global Recession, Kudlow Report Calls on Michael Pento • December 16, 2011

    A decrease in jobless claims has many analysts saying the US economic situation is improving. Michael Pento tells The Kudlow Report that we shouldn’t be too optimistic just yet.…Read more…

  4. Michael Pento's Survive and Thrive

    Meet “The Shopping Cart Guy” • November 11, 2011

    For his premiere issue, analyst Michael Pento builds an airtight case against the people really responsible for today’s economic mess and shares specific strategies that could help you profit from their mismanagement and blunders.…Read more…

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    Michael Pento talks Occupy Wall Street on RT, Bloomberg, Daily Ticker • November 10, 2011

    Michael Pento has been a top source on the Occupy Wall Street movement. Click here to follow his commentary on the protests and the possible solutions he sees on the horizon.…Read more…

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    Damn the Fed, Inflation is Already Here, Pento Tells Daily Ticker • November 3, 2011

    While America and the Fed have been desperately seeking deflation, nothing seems to be working. Aaron Task of Yahoo! Finance brings in Michael Pento to tell investors what to do now.…Read more…

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    US-Backed Investments in Jeopardy, Pento Responds to Treasury Activity on CNBC • October 25, 2011

    As the US Treasury may soon issue floating-rate debt as an incentive for new investors, Michael Pento reminds that the nation’s debt struggle is far from over.…Read more…